Should Derrick have pulled over for Fintan Moore? I would have, but I don’t blame Derrick for not feeling comfortable with stopping what he was doing for some angry man with a big car, a costume, and a gun.
If you support obeying every diktat issued by the men with badges, ask yourself how many seconds of not pulling over is enough in your mind to justify an attack like KPD’s Moore launched on Derrick? 30? 60? 120? Keep in mind Derrick was not wanted for rape or murder. There wasn’t a warrant, as the Sentinel claimed. Moore merely had papers to serve. Should someone be attacked over trying to serve them papers?
Here’s the arraignment from this morning where bail was set at $5,000:
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If “Right-To-Work” without union interference is important to you, Wednesday and Thursday of this week you should plan on being in Concord!
9 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, State House Room 100 or Representatives Hall: Keep Only Desired Union Representation
HB 1645 would allow employers to hold elections to remove a public sector union from operation if certain thresholds are met, such as the number of union employees in a bargaining unit decreases to a certain percentage. This bill as amended is an effort to end the entrenchment of public sector unions and potentially break-up several union monopolies that have been driving up the cost of employing people in government. Public sector unionization has become unsustainable to the point that many public sector employees now make more in pay and benefits than their private-sector counterparts.
These fliers will be hand distributed throughout the Keene community this week. Perhaps consider printing and distributing some yourself?
The online impeachment petition will be assisted by a written petition. Please feel free to stop by, ask questions, and possibly sign! The respective petitions I will hand deliver to the Redress of Grievances Committee at the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
[Art.] 32. [Rights of Assembly, Instruction, and Petition.] The people have a right, in an orderly and peaceable manner, to assemble and consult upon the common good, give instructions to their representatives, and to request of the legislative body, by way of petition or remonstrance, redress of the wrongs done them, and of the grievances they suffer.
Cecelia reports on the brutal arrest of FreeKeene blogger Derrick J. Freeman on her website, LadiesinKeene.com:
Today, The Sentinel released a small blurb about Derrick J’s arrest:
A Keene man faces charges of resisting arrest and disobeying an officer after police say he led them on a chase while riding his bicycle Friday afternoon.
Derrick Joseph Horton, 22, was held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene for lack of $2,000 bail, Keene police Sgt. Jason Short said.
Police had attempted to stop Horton in connection with a warrant for criminal trespass and resisting arrest issued by the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, but Horton allegedly refused to stop, forcing police to chase him on his bicycle for several streets, Short said.
Horton will be arraigned Monday morning in Keene’s 8th Circuit Court District Division.
Now, I just can’t help but to fix a few errors in their report:
According to the conversation I had with Derrick once he was taken to the Keene Police Department on Friday March 30, 2012 following his arrest. His charges are resisting detainment and violation of bail.
Derrick is still being held at the Cheshire County House of Corrections, until at least Monday when he will be arraigned.
The ‘no trespassing order’ which this incident was in connection with had already been served earlier Friday outside of Keene High School by Officer Timothy Peloquin. It should be mentioned that according to KPD radio transmissions, Peloquin wrote a ‘no trespassing order’ in his cruiser which actually extended the hours of the ban from 6:30am-6:30pm, Monday-Friday to “all the property, all the time.”
Forcing the police to chase him for several streets? Derrick didn’t force the police to do anything. The only force used was on Derrick by Officer Moore. Moore didn’t have any valid reason to even try to detain him since Derrick had already received the ‘no trespassing order’ from Officer Peloquin earlier that day.
The Sentinel “forgets” to mention Moore using his cruiser door as a weapon against Derrick.
A Keene man faces charges of resisting arrest and disobeying an officer after police say he led them on a chase while riding his bicycle Friday afternoon.
Derrick Joseph Horton, 22, was held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene for lack of $2,000 bail, Keene police Sgt. Jason Short said.
Police had attempted to stop Horton in connection with a warrant for criminal trespass and resisting arrest issued by the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, but Horton allegedly refused to stop, forcing police to chase him on his bicycle for several streets, Short said.
Horton will be arraigned Monday morning in Keene’s 8th Circuit Court District Division.
Ironically, although the Sentinel managed to get almost all their facts wrong (Derrick didn’t have a warrant!), they did get one thing right: “Derrick Joseph Horton, 22, was held at the Cheshire County jail in Keene for lack of $2,000 bail, Keene police Sgt. Jason Short said.”
In other words, Derrick spent the weekend in jail because he didn’t have the $2000 ransom that the state demanded.
[The content below was originally posted to CopBlock.org]
Derrick J Freeman was assaulted by Fintan Moore.
The video below shows background, the incident and the follow-up, of the exchange. It was completed thanks to the collaboration of many of Derrick’s friends and the editing talents of Beau Davis.
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